Retroviruses differ from other RNA viruses by:

a. having reverse transcriptase instead of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.
b. the shape of their capsid.
c. the way they infect their host cells.
d. the sugar coating on their capsids.
e. lytically destroying their hosts


A

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